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Compare and order numbers to 1,000

Compare and order three-digit numbers.

Taught in Primary 3 in Nigeria (NERDC), Year 3 in United Kingdom (National Curriculum), Grade 3 in Canada (Ontario).

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Nigeria (NERDC)

Primary 3

Strand
Number and Numeration
Called
Compare and order numbers to 1,000
How it's taught
Count with concrete objects (bottle tops, counters) and chorus counting; numerals written and read aloud; place value shown with bundles of tens.
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United Kingdom (National Curriculum)

Year 3

Strand
Number and Place Value
Called
Compare and order numbers to 1,000
How it's taught
Use tens frames, Dienes/base-ten apparatus and part-whole models; number lines are central; place-value charts before formal recording.
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Canada (Ontario)

Grade 3

Strand
Number
Called
Compare and order numbers to 1,000
How it's taught
Represent numbers with a variety of tools (ten-frames, base-ten blocks, number lines) and contexts; students explain their reasoning and compose/decompose numbers flexibly.
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